Fireweed Announces Strengthening of Management Team With Appointment of Pamela O’Hara as VP Sustainability
July 08 2021 - 8:30AM
FIREWEED ZINC LTD. (“Fireweed” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FWZ) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Pamela O’Hara as Vice
President Sustainability. Pamela is known for her collaborative
approach and strong leadership, particularly for overcoming
challenges and effectively obtaining project approvals. With
significant experience in Indigenous relations, community
engagement and consultation, and environmental management, Pamela
will be a key member of our Management Team to sustainably advance
the Macmillan Pass Project. She will the lead key aspects of
Fireweed’s strategy related to building meaningful, long-lasting
relationships and partnerships with First Nations and local
communities, and implementing strategies to facilitate timely
project approvals.
CEO Statement“Fireweed is pleased to extend a
warm welcome to Pamela as she joins our growing Management Team,”
said Brandon Macdonald, CEO. “No project can be built without a
thorough understanding and appreciation of the social and
environmental context in which the project will operate. When
combined with Geology and Engineering, Sustainability rounds out
the key disciplines needed to successfully bring a project like
Macmillan Pass to production. Pamela’s unique combination of
extensive Yukon-based experience and her experience in permitting
and advancing major projects in western Canada will be instrumental
in the development of a holistic permitting, engagement, and
consultation strategy for Macmillan Pass. We are grateful that she
has agreed to join our team and we look forward to her significant
contributions to Fireweed’s continued success.” Biography
Pamela O’Hara is a Registered Professional Biologist with a
unique blend of professional experience plus academic training.
Pamela has extensive and proven experience in acquiring approvals
for complex mining and transportation infrastructure projects and
understands the complex environmental and regulatory landscape. In
the Yukon in recent years, she has been involved in preparation of
the Goldcorp/Coffee Mine (Yukon) YESAB project proposal and
completed mine closure assessments for Yukon Energy, Mines and
Resources. From 2005 to 2012, she was VP Environment &
Community Affairs for Yukon Zinc/Wolverine Mine (Yukon), overseeing
the successful implementation of the socioeconomic participation
agreement with Kaska First Nations and obtaining project approvals
for mine construction and operation. Pamela believes that
authentic, mutually respectful connections among people, as well as
working towards shared common goals, are essential to achieving a
sustainable future.
Pamela’s area of expertise is the integration of
scientific information and traditional knowledge, regulatory
requirements, and input from Indigenous group and local communities
to advance project planning and design. She has a M.Sc. in
Environment and Management from Royal Roads University and a B.Sc.
in Oceanography and Biology from the University of British
Columbia.
Stock Option Grants
The Company announces that it is granting,
pursuant to its stock option plan, a total of 1,345,000 stock
options exercisable at a price of $0.80 per share for a five-year
term. Staff and consultants are being granted 685,000 stock
options, and directors and senior officers are being granted
660,000 stock options.
About Fireweed Zinc Ltd. (TSXV:
FWZ): Fireweed Zinc is a public mineral exploration
company focused on zinc-lead-silver and managed by a veteran team
of mining industry professionals. The Company is advancing its
district-scale 940 km2 Macmillan Pass Project in Yukon, Canada,
which is host to the 100% owned Tom and Jason zinc-lead-silver
deposits with current Mineral Resources and a PEA economic study
(see Fireweed news releases dated January 10, 2018, and May 23,
2018, respectively, and reports filed on www.sedar.com for details)
as well as the Boundary Zone, Tom North Zone and End Zone which
have significant zinc-lead-silver mineralization drilled but not
yet classified as mineral resources. The project also includes
large blocks of adjacent claims (MAC, MC, MP, Jerry, BR, NS, Oro,
Sol, Ben, and Stump) which cover exploration targets in the
district where previous and recent work identified zinc, lead and
silver prospects, and geophysical and geochemical anomalies in
prospective host geology.
Additional information about Fireweed Zinc and
its Macmillan Pass Zinc Project including maps and drill sections
can be found on the Company’s website at www.FireweedZinc.com and
at www.sedar.com.
ON BEHALF OF FIREWEED ZINC
LTD.
“Brandon Macdonald”
CEO & Director
Brandon MacDonaldPhone: (604) 646-8361
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Cautionary Statements
This news release may contain “forward-looking”
statements and information relating to the Company and the
Macmillan Pass Project that are based on the beliefs of Company
management, as well as assumptions made by and information
currently available to Company management. Such statements reflect
the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain
factors including but not limited to, without limitations,
exploration and development risks, expenditure and financing
requirements, general economic conditions, changes in financial
markets, pandemics, the ability to properly and efficiently staff
the Company’s operations, the sufficiency of working capital and
funding for continued operations, title matters, First Nations
relations, operating hazards, political and economic factors,
competitive factors, metal prices, relationships with vendors and
strategic partners, governmental regulations and oversight,
permitting, seasonality and weather, technological change, industry
practices, and one-time events. Additional risks are set out in the
Company’s prospectus dated May 9, 2017, and filed under the
Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Should any one or more
risks or uncertainties materialize or change, or should any
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and
forward-looking statements may vary materially from those described
herein. The Company does not undertake to update forward‐looking
statements or forward‐looking information, except as required by
law.
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